Tendai Kwari: Tribalism and the sickening memes of Masvingo people

We have always had tribes existing next to each other precolonial era. While it is true that colonial governments emphasised ethnicity in their policy of “divide and rule,” they can hardly be said to have created ethnic divisions.

Some of the Memes of people from Masvingo that are doing the rounds on social media

Is it surprising then that the modern African speaks the same tribal language of divide and rule? Is it a surprise then that the modern Zimbabwean speaks against and mocks other tribes in our motherland? Is it a surprise then that a Shona mocks, ridicules, belittles and insults a brother or sister from Masvingo?

I am not from Masvingo but a proud Zimbabwean. I am a Zimbabwean first before my tribe. I am a proud Zimbabwean first before my Humba-Makombe clan. I proudly fly the flag of my nation and I love it. I love being a Zimbabwean. I love Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is my Zimbabwe as much as it is yours.

If you happen to be one of these fellow Zimbabweans creating mocking and spiteful memes to target the people of Masvingo, I encourage you to redirect this initiative to developmental issues in Zimbabwe. As a devil’s advocate, suppose I propose that these Masvingo memes are a product of the G40, a Zanu PF faction aiming to discredit Lacoste faction from Masvingo. Unknowingly, the online moles molesting the people from Masvingo could be driving someone’s political agenda.

There are a lot of social, economic and political issues bedevilling Zimbabwe and we must use this energy to rebuild Zimbabwe. The social media tool is powerful and we should harness it to share developmental issues. We must debate about the future of Zimbabwe. We have great political activism going on in Zimbabwe and we need to harness this energy for the good of the nation.

We are all Zimbabweans first before we become political affiliates. For too long, we have been divided along tribal lines. This weakness has been exploited by unscrupulous politicians who use it as a weapon against their opponents from other tribes. Shallow minded politicians often exploit tribal loyalty to advance personal gain, parochial interests, patronage, and cronyism.

Tribalism has caused a lot of misery in Africa. Think of the panga wielding Kikuyus and Luhyas of Kenya. The 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda should have jolted us out of this idyllic stupor. The massacre of the Ndebele people in Zimbabwe is still an open wound on our conscience.

Ethnic cleansing is a result of ingrained hatred of other tribes and is usually politically motivated. We are entrenched in genocidal tribalism, which is a tragic result of decades of political manipulation by our politicians to incite hatred in order to control and retain power.

Well, in a much more modernised world, for instance in United Kingdom, Gordon Brown ran that country as a Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The issue of Brown being a Scottish became irrelevant at national level. Yes, he met some tribal challenges from shallow minded people alike, but the impact of tribalism is of less significance in more developed democracies.

As we approach our next harmonised elections, we must remember that tribalism can hijack any democratic process. We must emphasise the importance of building Zimbabwe around ideas rather than clan or tribal identities.

While we are busy creating and making viral sickening Masvingo memes, Zanu PF is busy campaigning from cell, ward, branch, province and national levels. Even if the electoral field is uneven, let us register to vote en masse. Let us campaign hard in our respective political parties.

By so doing, we will make it harder for anyone to rig the elections. We can use social media, such as WhatsApp and Facebook to educate our families in the impenetrable Zanu PF stronghold rural Zimbabwe. We need to make them understand the importance of making a right choice on Election Day.

Most of the voters aged 18 – 40 are on mobile phones with WhatsApp and Facebook platforms in Zimbabwe. Let us take advantage of this technology to rebuild Zimbabwe and to grow our democracy. Tribalism is detrimental to nation building.

Our attention should not focus on trivial tribal mockery. Let us scrutinise the impact of the MDC coalitions. In order to avoid a coup or a civil war after Mugabe, let us agitate for a peaceful leadership transition from the president. Let us task our members of parliament and demand for answers.

Let us debate and focus on the future of Zimbabwe. There are a lot of issues bedevilling Zimbabwe. Let us channel our ideas on how to develop Zimbabwe, not on ridiculing fellow tribes’ men and women. Let us refuse to be used by politicians and further antagonise ourselves on tribal lines.

Truly speaking I’m reading so many comments about funny pictures of people of Masvingo. May some of the guys highlight me what is the bottom line about this. I truly asking. I did ask from one of the friend in a group who sent a funny picture they all reply by giggling at me.

Courage Munyawiri you need to develop a strong understanding of what institutional or structural discrimination is inorder to realise the intricacy of these issues.The fact that budgets and resource allocation reflect this scourge of evil accross the country is a good sign.

Ok thanks my brother. But some jokes demoralize others making them inferior to others. I’m one of those who hate it coz I usually takes them serious. But anywhere if it’s a joke with people not feeling offended it’s ok.

Then we need not to support such coz we are a one nation. Can we behave like the citizens of the country that I’m hidding in who calls some black Africans with derogatory names not us guys. We are known of being smart and clever worldwide. So let’s live by our definition.

Its just a joke inga it has spread to Honde Valley / Mutare/Kwa Nhema uko its just a joke nothing more Tendai Kwari donr take it personal its going to be like that for all the regions kkkkkkkkk Hauna kuona yekwa Mutare here the guy in blankets on his bed with a 5 ltr Tin full of weee its just joking kkkkkkkkk

Wasu

The jokes border on tribalism and looking down on others……..Isu anawasu tinogara takasekwa ngewanhu ngemataurire atinoita, however for me the difference is that when it happens it does not offend me a bit……in fact I always give it back to the person who tries to be sarcastic and funny about my language…….The same argument I use about racism equally applies to tribalism in a way……where one group of people try to denigrate another on the basis of some common thread….(be it colour, origin, language, appearance etc) The objective being to ridicule or invoke feelings of worthlessness, anger or self-hatred on the target victim. Too often the target victim plays into the aggressor’s game plan by feeling offended or ridiculed, which in turn perpetuates the behaviour of the perpetrator. However the moment the target victim makes it crystal clear to the aggressor that their (aggressor’s) action or ridicule has no effect on them and in fact transfers the ridicule or anger back to sender that will sure silence the perpetrator.
So to the Masvingo forks I say ignore those idiots who are circulating the equally stupid memes……don’t stoop to their level……be the better men/women…….and soon the idiots will hide themselves in the caves where they came from…..

Joseph and people of Masvingo are two different things.Take a second for an objective reconnaisance of our system.Why do we still have the marginalised?It is structural discrimination.Please join us in being part of the solution.

Chinotimba and Chamisa are politicians they are on spot light.They know that.Chamisa was heavily criticised following the ground breaking judgement between two managers vs Zuva petroleum.And rightfully so.Did you hear us crying fowl simply because he is from Masvingo?Of course not.What you have presented is a dichotomy I find hard to deal with.

As for Chinoz, the memes were, and are directed at him as an individual. We used to have such memes directed at the late VP Mzenda during his life but no one complained simply coz the honors lied on the individual to complain if they felt offended. This is not the same in this case where the memes have turned into ridicule of a tribe/ethnic grouping consisting people of varying tastes and senses of humour. Why should one expect everyone to respond in the way he wishes only because he thinks his statement makes the best of a joke? If repeated over and over, a joke becomes tasteless and eventually turns into an insult. Most fights in beerhalls are a result of such statements said in jest with one expecting the other to receive it as a joke.

Mabasa ngaawanikwe, tarirai muone vana vatambura nokuda kutaura zvakafunda.
The memes are an artistic way of addressing current trends in fashion for example and even technology. People are used to utilising rudimentary methods or technology instead of embracing current things. Maonero angu
AND MASVINGO NDO KUMBA

At school we remember that if one was given a nickname and fights hard to stop it, that’s when it became more attached to them. Masvingo people must just take a chill. Very soon it will be over. But if they fight it like that I can guarantee them that the memes will continue

The zezuru people after coming from Malawi and settling in zvimba and butchering our Ndebele people and killing Tongogara, you went on to destroy our country and now you still have the audacity to insult us. It would make sense if Harare was advanced but considering the fact that it’s the filthiest city in Africa and the home of cholera and typhoid, you people were supposed to be the most humble or we will humble you

Let’s now take social activism to another level.We are a divided society even though in silence, but structurally we are.It is time to take every step to identify these instances of discrimination inorder to rehabilitate perpetrators while educating our society towards a better united Zimbabwe.

Everybody born in Zimbabwe is a Zimbabwean.A parent of Zimbabwean has equal rights to be respected just like you.

Today a white child born in Zimbabwe has no freedom to walk and enjoy their country because someone told us that there is nothing like a white African.These are Zimbabweans.

The way budgets are allocated among different places makes us question whether we are wrong to think that there is structural discrimination in our country.If not why are the people of Tsholotsho feeling marginalized among others?

Even within the Shona dialects, the ongoing insults between Harare and Masvingo is senseless or insensitive.The way people live in the metropolitans is shaped by this scourge of ongoing discrimination.Is that right?

Just because one’s ancestry is in Malawi or anywhere else doesn’t give you the right to treat them like second class citizens.If born in Zimbabwe cannot make one a Zimbabwean what else is easier?Isn’t it time to derecognize the idea that some people deserve to be treated as less humans than others?

This is Zimbabweans against racism and tribalism.There is hope for Zimbabwe.But restoration of common sense is key.

That aint tribalism bro.you are making a small issue a big issue.if you are really a true zimbo you would find that it didnt started with masvingo.there are alotta people affected by this eg tonga people but have you ever heard a throwback from them?taking a meme on social media seriously like seriously? Dudes oooh there are a lot of issues to engage to not this masvingo thing.i am from chipinge and wherever i go people always say “arent you a witch?people from chipinge you are dangerous we are afraid of you”.but never one day i got pissed by that.i just make jokes with it like saying “guys kana pane arikunetsa ndiudzei ndomugadzirisa” and we go along well.now just imagine i throw tantrums to every person saying that to me. In life you have to be realistic.take every situation the way it is not the way you want it to be.you master that and you are good.there is no issue with this masvingo thing.vanongozviziva izvi maybe its jus 5% of all masvingo people

We look forward to deal with this problem.There is structural discrimination in the system which is perpetuated on the same basis.The problem of institutional discrimination which is consistent with this stereo typing must remind you that these are no jokes.Trust me I know guys from Checheche whom I worked with.They are equally tired of this mayhem.

My movement will not address a Zezuru -Karanga issue perse.We want to address all forms of discrimination.Those white kids born in this country and somehow somebody told us that there is no such a thing as a white Africa, must be recognised with dignity as citizens.

What about people whose ancestors were immigrants?Zimbabweans with Zambian,Mozambican ancestry among others have felt this discrimination for too long.

The distance which a child born in rural Masvingo or Matebeleland and more has to endure to get education or medical facilities is not the same as in Murehwa inta alia.This is simbolic of cognitive bias in the allocation of resources which is either normalised or eulogised by this ongoing trolling.My argument is based on empirical evidence beyond question.The way people live is defined among these lines.They are not jokes.We can no longer tolerate open disenfrenchisement.

You heard one of the country’s best attorneys Tendai Biti, putting it into argument that certain information need to be excluded on identification documents.Inorder to curb this problem.It is clear that this problem has an institutional background which directly impact on certain people.

Join our forum.Zimbabweans Against Racism and Tribalism for a united and better Zimbabwe.Hope is there for Zimbabwe, but common sense is key.

Thanks a lot PFIDZAI you mentioned it exactly the way it must be.we are a population of roughly 20 million truly we can set aside the tribalism and prove other nations that we smarter than what they laugh at us.wish we can have 5 million people of your mentality we can dilute 15 million and become a strong smart Zimbabweans

So long white owned properties are still being looted on racial basis makes the case that there is nothing smart about discrimination deniers.It’s an alternate universe.Until people give us a proper exaplanation on issues of structural or institutionalisation, then there is no other way to look at it.

Tinashe do you have stats to support your claims?Zimbabwe has a centralized government, provinces do not have their own budgets.How many Vice Presidents have been from Masvingo?Compare Masvingo province MPs with Murehwa MPs.What exactly can Shuvai Mahofa and Auxillia Mnangagwa do for the province?Murehwa has more mission schools and hospitals (run by religious charities) so its a lie to say the government has built more schools there.Buhera is a so called Zezuru are but do you know how poor they are there?Do you know that in Harare and Bulawayo most residents can’t afford to go to state hospitals?We need to accept that the current government is for people affiliated to Zanu PF, if you aren’t then you are doomed regardless of your tribal identity.As long as we view our pauperisation in simplistic tribal terms we will always have the kind of leadership we have now.They actually want you to hate the Zezurus or the Ndebeles so that you don’t think of yourself as the victim of an incompetent government but the victim of tribal inequality.

Since you have refused to join our platform of hope and objective reconaissance, here is a brief answer.

The primary duty of an MP is legislative.They are law makers.Of course they hold the executive to account including challenging the budgets prepared by the ministry of finance and presented & approved by he president.

The people who develop the land are ministers assigned to a specific portifolio.These are nominated and often shuffled or reshuffled by the presidency.Now this makes the burden of liability well defined.

It is the administration or government which is responsible for service delivery.The way in which the education and health budget is allocated defines the priorities of the administration.That’s where the concept of institutionalisation comes in sir.Wizzy Zvoushe.

Tinashe, your analysis is broader and a lad in th right direction. Th system that has been created by th current leadership is becoming a nuisance to th survival of right minded when hate is propagated in hidded manner like indeginistion, community schemes, land and assets grapping coded land reform etc. This culture is th one execerbating all these institutional descrimination and hate a habit that will take a genaration to difuse out. I feel we need to be very careful on how we approach and relate to things enmasse as Zimbabweans.

Thank you so much Mr.Mabwe Trust.I posted a similar article on my page saying exactly the same thing.We need to be sensitive in the way in which we approach the subject as it is so intricate.Our objective is a united Zimbabwe free from institutional discrimination.Here is the link to the page below

People should understand the difference between structural discrimination and jokes.There is already a problem of marginalization.What these jokes do is either become contortions to normalise or eulogise this complex issue.But you can’t deny that there is structural discrimination in Zimbabwe based on tribal and racial lines.

TRIBALISM reveals its menacing horns through social media jokes and jesting, this time targetting the KARANGA people (vanhu veMasvingo). After 37 yrs of Independence we can destroy what we have achieved by sending these senseless jokes which transmits other unintended signals especially among children and youths that now shun their cultural identity in case they are labeled. And just today one of my colleagues who is a South African asked me from which province of Zimbabwe I come from. I said Masvingo, then he burst out laughing and started teasing me, so you’re the most stupid tribesman of Zimbabwe, I know this from the blonde jokes about your people. Let us be careful vanhu vaMwari, in case employers, police, the courts, the legislature, the academic institutions and colleges adopt this creed and start practising discrimination using the creed ndewe Masvingo. In Rwanda they called each other cockroaches the eve they massacred thousands of hutus/tutsis. In Libya they called other tribes rats just before a civil war. A girl or boy may be heartbroken now after being rejected or jilted because she/he is from Masvingo. Someone may loose a job offer because ndewe kuMasvingo. A university may not offer a vacancy, trainees may fail to be attached, recruting agencies may segregate vachiti, ndewe Masvingo. What if Masvingo as a province would lock doors and chuck out every one who is not a muvhitori? What if other provinces retaliate? Stop entertaining tribalism, don’t share jokes that divide us according to tribes. There is no weMasvingo or weHarare, we are all of Zimbabwe. One nation.

Masvingo is not a tribe.it is just a Province of Shona speaking people.only their dialect is different from people of other Provinces.Fortunately,the jokes are not tribal related…If it were another tribe such as the Ndebele oeople,there would be a cause for concern.even i,myself,would have spoken strongly against it.But still it is not good how people are carrying on about the people from Masvingo.

*only their dialect is different from pipo of other Provinces* can u explain here, ar u saying all other provinces speak sem dialect?, so where is Zezuru, ndau, Chimanyika , chitoko coming from. Are these dialects the sem?

Sorry for failing to explain well…my point was that it is a Shona speaking Province and there is no reason to worry about what’s going on.It is different from other individual Shona dialects as Zezuru is different from the rest of the dialects.People could make jokes of the Zezuru dialect and i do not see any harm in that…or people could make jokes of Ndau dialect because Ndau is different from other dialects…its difference from other dialects is what makes it a target for jokes at the present moment…it is not surprising for Chimanyika to be a target for jokes in the next few months,and i do not see any harm in that.It only becomes something if people start making jokes of the Ndebele people because that one is another story.unless there is something going on behind the scenes which i m failing to see.

Muchena true I remember be4 social media it was all about Samanyikas. You would hear samas this, samas ati that but we would just take it in good faith and laugh it off.But then again May be there is something that we don’t know about these Masvingo jokes

Isaac F Muchena why are u sparing Ndeveles from these jokes, if u can do so for karangas or samanyikas why not Xosa of Zhombe, Ndebele of whtever place, Kalanga of Plumtree, Tongas of Binga/kariba, etc. That is a tribal mind against the ndebeles

it is not a tribal mind…i have read a comment of a Shona speaking person somewhere making a veiled jibe at the Ndebele people and the bitter comments which were sent back in response to that jibe made me cringe in fear.Plus who doesn’t know that Ndebeles are a distinctively another tribe?i m not trying to be tribally against them but that is true.so if those jokes were aimed at them,surely,even the powers that be would intervene.i have always tried to be one with them because our being together dates back to over a century.

You failed to bring home your point. I wouldn’t agree with the writer that this is politically motivated. Well it’s just satire directed at Masvingo people. We are Karangas on the receiving end from Samanyikas and the Zezurus. Let’s leave politics out of this rather peaceful satire. Many people experience lighter moments after reading a Masvingo jibe

Hats off for this guy! I salute you bro. You have said it all , ko Chinoz akarehwa zvingani takamboti chii isu ve Buhera? Vanhu vemasvingo ngavadzikame inga vane university wani, we consider them “enlightened” kkkkkk ngavaite vachiteramira kwete kuita senzou iri kumwedzi we like them these Svingos.

The writer of this article ndiwe ukutotambisa this platform to write on petty issues you could have written something better …
Shaa we zimbos are going thru a lot let us have fun tichiwanzirana no harm intended anonzi ma Jokes kana usingazive

U said wasu correct. Say wezhira no problem. The problem is now the name masvingo. That alone is now tribal. This is no longer a joke. Ppl very soon will be fighting. A lot of things is gonna happen cause of these extreme jokes.

We’re enjoying the memes. It’s just banter. That is why Zimbabwe is in such a mess. Every time people become happy a law or something is created to stifle the happiness. G40 and Lacoste muchatitadzisa kufara

It started with the Masvingo pple. They claimed to be the most educated pple, most developed in the country (remember Masvingo netara) They boasted for being the best pple in Zimbabwe saying the name Zimbabwe comes from Masvingo. Now they are enjoying their fruits

misconception surely it is,when the ones who said masvingo netara was just advertising of the province,ingawani mutare they say kumakomoto the list goes own.but to look at it to be proud of thr intellectual education is not a problem but it doesn’t mean hakuna vamwe vakadzidza in other provinces.each province must be proud of what you have and advertise,be proud of it kana pasina then let be it

AS SOON AS THE government PASSES THE LAW ON CYBER BULLYING IYEWE NEHANDA RADIO should be THE FIRST TO be prosecuted for POSTING SUCH DEGRADING INSULTS ON FACEBOOK. This is wrong. There are so many things which are of importance you can post than this. Zvirinani kurega kuposta panekuposta zvinhu zvinodzikisira vamwe vanhu.why uchiwana mufaro nezvinhu zvakaipa kudai

Its wrong to equate Cde Chinos s jokes with the Masvingo jokes, remember Chinotimba actually said many of those statements. all those people rediculing Masvingo are doing so with a political agenda they are pursuing. ko kana vasingade kuwanzirwa munovamanikidzireiko nhai vanhu!

The jokes are directed to Masvingo not Karangas, and the province reside many people from different provinces. So where is the offence. We come from Masvingo and we laugh at these jokes. Pls continue to make us laugher even louder its healthy. Kkkkkkkkk ndahozipigwa zangu wezhira.

The word social media itself means a way to socialise through media. I thought the wezhiras were so learned to understand this simple thing. This is not a serious media but a social and a way to socialize.

Guys mukutoita mafeelings kunge vanhu vekwamagaya……and if you ask the reason behind thw jokes munoudzwa kuti makadya mari ye cement to built GZ…iwe ndipo powoenderera mberi nekutsamwa ………no wonder muchingo wanzirwaa you are the first kuitiswa majokes n u wnt be the last…..the more yamunotsamwa the more yaanowedzera the best way is to play along…..#WEZHIRA

Whoever is trying to criminalise the jokes about Masvingo is not up for any good but just someone irking for a “donderstorm”. These jokes have been existing for centuries across the entire land, ana Wasu kuMakomoyo had had their share, Buhera my home district in manicaland had received its through Cde Chinoz, etc….. we never heard any complaints cause there’s nothing concrete in these jokes and mark my words it will just end some day. What tribalism or political agenda drive can one bark about pertaining to these jokes? Zvimwe zvaazvekungoti tinzi hatibviri tnoziviva kunyora but muri imi maakutorwisa vanhu. Naivo vanhu veMasvingo vacho if they are really level minded I don’t see any reason for them to become emotional. Tomorrow it will be Matabeleland, Midlands, MASH East, Vic Falls, Gokwe, Murambinda, Mazowe, Mutare, beitbridge, plumtree, Harare, …… the list continues to the last days so why papaz??? I wish there is someone cooking some for my home town. Itai mushe!

I commend the sincerity in this write up. Honestly, I pity my self and my generation in various African countries, were mediocres has consistently holds ransom the continent – worst hit is Nigeria. Nigeria is ably in the firm grip of Islamic Hausa/Fulani tribe, with just nothing to add to the nation’s development. With the help of Britain and America, they do everything to control the power at the center, just to keep other tribes – especially, the most enterprising Igbo tribe in the dark.

These so called memes and jokes are pure and harmless fun.lam really astonished that some people are starting to attach political and tribal labels to them.These are just stupid jokes meant to make people laugh

And the biggest evil is this Nehanda radio ….., if they just kept their unprofessional journalism away from this issue there couldn’t be all this noise. From now handichadi kunzwa nezvayo Handa inonz nehanda radio iyi. Mnxiiiii

Isu muma group e whatsapp totoona veku masvingo ndivo varikutotumira ma images akanyorwa zve masvingo these are just jokes. Politicians now want to take advantage to act as if they are sympathising with masvingo to gain political mileage forget it.

Its truely sickening how pple find the funny side of these memes;even being so creative to come up with one but do not concern themselves with pertinent issues that affect the nation.We got to move away from the jokes tht are in bad taste n probably start to seek information to do with national building

Kwari you are right. The Masvingo jokes are very primitive, shameful and a very shallow expression of humour. Its sad some people cannot see the politically divisive objective in those jokes. They are in very bad taste. I come from Mashonaland Central and believe in respect for all the people of Zimbabwe. Yes, I would not be surprised beneath it all to see the hand of the usually shameless political Professor. We need to liberate ourselves from this bondage of regionalism and filthy tribalism.

*ATTENTION ALL LOVING ZIMBABWEAN PEOPLE.LETS THINK DEEPLY AND STOP THIS AT ONCE* TRIBALISM reveals its menacing horns through social media jokes and jesting, this time targetting the KARANGA people (vanhu veMasvingo). After 37 yrs of Independence we can destroy what we have achieved by senting the senseless jokes which transmits other unintended signals especially among children and youths that now shun their cultural identity in case they are labeled. And just today one of my colleagues who is a South African asked me from which province of Zimbabwe I come from. I said Masvingo, then he burst out laughing and started teasing me, so you’re the most stupid tribesman of Zimbabwe, I know this from the blonde jokes about your people. Let us becareful, vanhu vaMwari, in case employers, police, the courts, the legislature, the academic institutions and colleges adopt this creed and start practising discrimination using the creed ndewe Masvingo. In Rwanda they called each other cockroaches the eve they massacred 1 000 000 hutus/tutsis. In Libya they called other tribes rats just before a civil war. A girl or boy may be heartbroken now after being rejected or jilted because she/he is from Masvingo. Someone may loose a job offer because ndewe kuMasvingo. A university may not offer a vacancy, trainees may fail to be attached, recruting agencies may segregate vachiti, ndewe Masvingo. What if Masvingo as a province would lock doors and chuck out every one who is not a muvhitori ? What if other provinces retaliate? Stop entertaining tribalism, don’t share jokes that divide us according to tribes. There is no weMasvingo or weHarare, we are all of Zimbabwe
*SHARE TO ALL GROUPS AND LET NO TRIBE BE EXPOSED THIS KIND OF JEST.DONT FORWARD SUCH MATERIALS AND IT HELPS TO STOP THIS TRIBALISM BEFORE IT DEGENERATES INTO ETHNIC INSULTS AND FIGHTS.ZIMBABWE IS LOVELY WITH LOVELY PEOPLE*

I am from Masvingo, kwaGutu Kubiku area
after Bhasera (Madyira Chitova) but I am not touched as these are just jokes, with no truth in them, I also send the jokes to my friends so we laugh, life is never about being serious and taking offense at the most available opportunity, sometimes people tease you just to get to see how mature you are mentally and emotionally, unfortunately most people aren’t so they overreact on trivial matters and it shows! Come on keep them rolling Aah, Masvingo futi!!

Zvipiko ,,Pane asingazive Masvingo is the heart where most shona people originated , uyo ashaya zvekunyora ,,, Kohhh kuHarare its even more direct because whenever deception or failure is at its best on projects or business people are quick to point ana Museyamwa wani ,,,

Wagona , mwana wevhu. This must stop . No jokes like that should be tolarated. People of zimbabwe , i ‘ m pleading with u lets stop tribal jokes. Don’t say out something today to be regreted of tomoro. We are one blood one people and one country.

Ooh really?It hurts now?How about when Shona people in general mock,ridicule and look down upon Ndebele people and Tonga people? How do you think these tribes feel everyday?Now the tables have been turned and fellow Shonas are now embroiled in their own sickening regionalism and tribalism amongst themselves and now zvakurwadza/sokubuhlungu lamhlanje?

I do not support ridiculing anyone or another tribe but I think this started as a counter to the boasting and self praise of people from Masvingo. Remember the days of Masvingo neTara and the saying ‘Most educated people are from Masvingo” which was most coined on Doctor Zvobgo who boasted of having taught at Harvard University and everyone of his siblings having a masters degree or a PHD. They said they do not kill a cow for a teacher’s diploma because all their cattle would be gone in one year. The people from Masvingo boasted of being the most intelligent and Educated people. PLEASE LETS STOP MAKING FUNNY OF OTHER TRIBES. Hanzi ana Wasu vamboende paleave.

That moment ;a person starts feeling more human than the other , a tribe starts feeling superior than the other , a race starts feeling special than the other…….. generational evils and a whole lot of evils floodin. Stop this!

I used to like Nehanda, because it appealed to me as made up of tried and tasted journalists of highest integrity.

It’s common cause to know that no Public media worth its salt can champion hate speech , esp tribal speeches.

They have run out of steam, but simple advice is there are so many areas which are still very underdeveloped and if Nehanda could highlight such.

Nehanda was too nationalistic to have her name tarnished by such malcontents who ironically chose to use a nationalist name.

Grow up.

Two Karangas poised for power in ruling and opposition hence the concerted attack. But sorry we too clever to know that few elements in some tribe which thinks it has right to rule forever are being exposed early enough

kkkkkkkkkkkk very funny Samanyika was under the block for many years but they loughed coz it was just a joke .we would go to other provinsies with our school and damn we would make sure we danced to their songs moking us

We love the people of Masvingo, just don’t get too emotional, there are just jokes. They are slowly losing taste but if you make a big deal out of it mark my words those memes will keep coming and this time in 4DX . Peace.

People should just grow up and at least practise love. Humanity is the best weapon we can use to tackle all this tribalism and stuff. These were the causes of Gukurahundi. We are all Zimbabweans guys. Lets just stop this bloody tribalism.

Haiwawo zvana zvatete tibvireipo makawanzira the whole country no one complained. You always boost as educated manje educated people must be able to take a joke at its face value and nothing serious. Kwanai

Taura hako….Wezhira runs the show…it is well known that wezhira is better educated and well read on average by virtue of having good mission schools .Hapana tribalism apa…ini ndinobva paMarondera apa ..pane mbiri yembavha nemhondi..dont know how far true is that…but have never taken offence…just like Wasu is ridiculed for his use of English…I have not seen even one taking offence neither

This is just harmless fun and humour, and it’s been there since way way back in time, no need to read too much into this very normal Zim humour. This writer needs to go observe a similar kind of humour between the Mrehwa Zezuru and their neighbours in Mutoko the Budja, it’s always good for a laugh as they take a dig at each other’s cultural norms or dances and even language, noone gets offended or links such to some obscure political agenda. Infact we are eagerly waiting to see retaliation in a similar vein from the Karanga of Masvingo. It’s just humour, and it lightens the mood as well as reduce the stresses brought about by the times we live in. Anyone who is hypersensitive to such humour has a problem and needs lots of help from psychotherapists, and such a person is bound to be an unrepentant tribalist

Ake lisiyeke sizihlekele thina. How many times have you guys made memes about the Ndebele tribe and we just took it lightly and laughed along? What’s now different with y’all from Masvingo. Relax guys, it will only worsen it if you take it that personal. Yehlisani umoya lina. Hay suka madoda.

The Karangas are the ones who built Great Zimbabwe ruins. All the other shona tribes came from the Karangas. Zimbabwe, Mozambique and some parts of Zambia and Tanzania, used to be called Mukaranga Country by the Portugese traders. So the Karangas must be respected like any other tribe.

this jus goes to show kuti amunaeo basa imi majenarist ndonyaya yaungatofarira pasi kunyora iyoyi. vanhu varikutambura th economy is down skuna mabasa etc pple are stressed nw pple are just hvng fun harmless fun evn vekumasvingo vacho they are just laughing it off coz they knw kuti they are just joks.